Transport is one the EU's key economic sectors, keeping the economy moving and ensuring the delivery of goods and services. The EU transport sector employs over 10 million workers, accounts for 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) and comprises ~1.1 million enterprises. Transport also enables the movement of people, which is vital for social inclusion and ensuring well-being.
The EU transport sector is currently facing several challenges, including an ageing workforce, staff shortages, a lack of competitiveness, poor resilience to external shocks (such as wars or pandemics) and climate change. The sector is also undergoing significant changes including automation, digitalisation and the rising use of alternative energy sources. To deal with these challenges and to offer a variety of different perspectives, skills, and experiences, the sector must become more diverse and inclusive.
Among transport users, factors such as gender, age, employment, income, education, car ownership and household size negatively impact the extent to which individuals can access and utilise transport.
The Ambassadors for #DiversityInTransport seek to promote diversity, equality and inclusion within the EU transport sector, through raising awareness and sharing information on and developing and implementing initiatives to promote diversity in the EU transport sector, both from the perspective of transport workers and transport users.
Diversity in Transport is the European Commission’s initiative to build a transport sector that reflects the diversity of the society it serves — inclusive, accessible, and open to all.
From gender equality to disability inclusion, LGBTIQ+ rights, ethnic diversity, intergenerational balance and beyond, this platform brings together people, ideas and actions to make European mobility more representative and fair.
Here you will find inspiring stories, practical tools, learning opportunities and ways to get involved. Whether you're a policymaker, a transport professional or an engaged citizen, this space is for you.
Explore the sections below and discover how we’re making diversity in transport a reality — every day, in every mode, for everyone.
